Awards and HonorsNSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K—12: 2013; Booklist Top 10 Books for Youth 2013, Sustainability; 2012 Cybils Award Finalist, Nonfiction for Tweens and Teens; Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2012 Children’s Books; ALSC 2013 Notable Children’s Books, Older Readers; 2013 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor, Older Children; AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prizes for Excellence in Science Books, 2013 Winner, Children’s Middle Grades Books; NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2013, Biography; William Allen White Children#8217;s Book Awards 2014–2015 Master List
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
Temple Grandin, who revolutionized the livestock industry, is “arguably the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world.” Foreword by Temple Grandin. Appendix (“Temple’s Advice for People on the Spectrum”). Selected bibliography and resources. Index. Black-and-white and color photographs and diagrams.
Title alpha Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
Level Nonfiction Middle
Pages Count 160
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Temple Grandin (1947- ). U.S. animal scientists. U.S. animal specialists. Women animal specialists. Biography. Autistic people. Animal welfare. Livestock handling. Livestock housing. Cows.
SRC Level 7.500000
SRC Points 8.000000
Lexile 960L
Trim Size 7" x 10"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2012-03-31
JLG Release Date Aug 2012
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
Nonfiction Middle
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
Knowledge is power, and no other category speaks to this more. The 12 books in this category range from autobiographies to anthropological studies, these nonfiction titles are just right for middle-school readers . . . and ideal for research and classroom support, too.